Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court
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The ruling Thursday by a five-judge panel in the state’s intermediate appeals court affirmed the milestone verdict in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
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The ruling Thursday by a five-judge panel in the state’s intermediate appeals court affirmed the milestone verdict in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie mogul's claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren't part of the criminal case.
By Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Harvey Weinstein’s criminal sex act and rape convictions have been upheld by a New York appellate court. All appellate judges concurred in the opinion. In a statement, Weistein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said his legal team was “disappointed, but not surprised.
Harvey Weinstein lost his appeal Thursday on a 2020 rape conviction and prison sentence related to a New York case whose milestone verdict shaped the #MeToo movement, as the 70-year-old movie mogul remains jailed in California awaiting a separate sex crimes trial.
Five-judge panel rejects movie mogul’s claims that lower court prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of criminal case
A New York appeals court rejected the film producer's arguments that the judge in his sex crimes trial was prejudiced against him. Assault allegations against Weinstein were a major catalyst for the #Metoo movement.
